Gather Painting Supplies and Tools

to do that. So, step number two is that you're going to gather all your supplies together. Once I got a little workspace in this room, I was able to get everything I needed, which wasn't a lot of material. So, I got a nice clean room with no furniture in it. I'm going to lay down a drop cloth, and that's where I'm going to start putting my supplies so I can start working. I'm going to lay down a drop cloth. That's where my paint and all my tools are going to go because I don't want to get paint on the carpet. Then I'm going to start the next step to begin this process. For painting, you want to have some good quality painting tools. I'm going to gather all my tools, lay down a drop cloth, and start covering this entire room with drop cloths and begin the masking process. But to begin, there are some essential tools you'll need. One is a cut-out bucket with a roller and a brush. I like a two-gallon bucket, and I use a one- gallon grid inside the bucket. I like a 3-inch angled bristle brush right here. To do all my indoor painting, I use a 4-inch roller with a 3/8-inch nap. That 's my cut-out setup. In a small room like this, I don't need a really big roller like an 18-inch roller; I can use a 9-inch roller. I bought a 9-inch tray with a disposable liner so I don't have to worry about cleaning the tray. I have a 9-inch roller with a 3/8-inch nap and a cover for the nap. I have some holes in the wall, so I'm going to patch the holes in the walls. I have some 1-inch masking tape and 9-inch paper to protect the floor. The blinds, the tape we're going to use—I use a lot of frog tape, and then I use three 20x21 inch rolls of tape on my interior masking. I have a knife to plug the holes. I have a flathead screwdriver because I have to remove the switch plates. I'm going to caulk my trim using our caulking method. I'm going to use a caulking gun. Here we have wood trim; we're not going to do any caulking on the wood trim, so we're just going to use masking tape, but a lot of the time we're using a caulking gun. I have a lot of fabric. I use plastic runner and Real Style Canvas Fabrics. Another thing you're going to need is a ladder. Those are some of the basic tools. I also keep a utility knife or a quick knife because if there's any furniture here we want to cover with plastic, we use 9x4 plastic. I always have a five-in- one tool so I can open up the paint and scrape if necessary, and then I usually carry a brush to dust the baseboards, the tops of the door…